Alliance Statement on the House FY 2027 Labor-HHS Appropriations Proposal

The Alliance for Rights and Recovery is closely monitoring the House Appropriations Committee’s Fiscal Year 2027 Labor, Health and Human Services, and Education funding proposal and its implications for mental health, substance use, recovery, and rights-based services across the nation. While the proposal rejects some of the most harmful elements of the Administration’s budget request, it also contains several concerning reductions and eliminations that could negatively affect people with mental health and substance use challenges.

We are encouraged that the proposal maintains the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA) as a standalone agency and rejects the Administration’s proposal to consolidate SAMHSA into a broader federal health agency. The bill also preserves the Community Mental Health Block Grant, the Substance Use Prevention, Treatment, and Recovery Services (SUPTRS) Block Grant, and the State Opioid Response (SOR) program as separate funding streams rather than combining them into a single block grant. This is an important victory for advocates who have argued that dedicated funding streams help ensure investments reach the communities and services they were intended to support.

The proposal includes several positive funding increases. The Community Mental Health Block Grant would receive a $35 million increase, the State Opioid Response Grant program would receive an additional $5 million, and the SUPTRS Block Grant would increase by $26 million. Importantly, committee language specifically recognizes the role of Recovery Community Organizations and notes that block grant funds can support recovery support services and recovery community organizations.

The bill also increases funding for several targeted programs, including:

• A $2 million increase for the Protection and Advocacy for Individuals with Mental Illness (PAIMI) program, bringing funding to approximately $42 million.
• A $2 million increase for child trauma initiatives, raising funding to approximately $103 million.
• A $4 million increase for the Garrett Lee Smith Youth Suicide Prevention Program.

At the same time, the proposal includes several troubling reductions and eliminations. Overall SAMHSA funding would decline by approximately $145 million from current levels, even while remaining substantially above the Administration’s budget request. The mental health portfolio would experience an overall reduction of roughly $33 million, substance use treatment programs would decline by approximately $21 million, and substance use prevention programs would decline by roughly $37 million. We are also disappointed to see Congress increasing funds for forced outpatient treatment through a $2 million increase for Assisted Outpatient Treatment (AOT), bringing total funding for the program to $23.4 million. The federal government鈥檚 own research has shown that AOT is not more effective than voluntary services and our nation should be focused on increasing access to voluntary services rather than continuing to fund ineffective and harmful forced treatment approaches.

Of particular concern, the bill would eliminate funding for several programs that support prevention, community engagement, and systems transformation, including:

• Consumer and Family Network Grants
• Mental Health Awareness Training programs
• Mental Health Transformation Grants
• Mental Health Crisis Response programs
• Homelessness Prevention programs
• Minority AIDS Initiative programs within SAMHSA
• Criminal Justice and Homelessness initiatives

The committee report specifically states that Consumer and Family Network Grants are eliminated because the committee is prioritizing treatment, prevention, and support services and does not wish to fund what it characterizes as “broad advocacy activities.” This rationale raises concerns about continued support for meaningful consumer, family, and lived experience engagement in federal policy and systems improvement efforts.

The Alliance is pleased that several recovery-oriented and peer-related programs remain funded, including the Bringing Recovery Supports to Scale Technical Assistance Center, Recovery Community Services Program, Peer Technical Assistance Center, and other recovery support initiatives. The proposal also recognizes the importance of Recovery Community Organizations and community-based recovery supports in helping individuals achieve long-term recovery.

As Congress continues the appropriations process, we will be advocating for the protection and expansion of voluntary, community-based mental health and substance use services, peer support, recovery community organizations, prevention programs, crisis alternatives, housing supports, and rights protections. We remain particularly concerned about the elimination of programs that help build awareness, prevent crises, address homelessness, and ensure people with lived experience have a meaningful voice in shaping services and policy.

This House proposal is only the first step in the appropriations process. The Senate will now develop its own funding bill before negotiations begin on a final package. The Alliance will continue working with our national partners, including members of the Mental Health Liaison Group, the POWER Coalition, recovery organizations, family organizations, and disability rights advocates to push for a final federal budget that strengthens recovery-oriented systems, protects civil rights, and expands access to voluntary services and supports.

We will continue to keep our members informed and provide opportunities for advocacy as the Fiscal Year 2027 appropriations process moves forward.

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Too often, people with lived experience are asked to share their stories but are not meaningfully involved in shaping decisions, designing programs, evaluating outcomes, or guiding implementation efforts. This Learning Collaborative, hosted by The Northeast Atlantic and Caribbean Hub of the Center for Mental Health Implementation Support, is designed to help organizations move beyond consultation and toward authentic partnership by incorporating the voices and expertise of people with lived experience throughout their work.

Participants will receive training, coaching, and practical tools focused on lived experience engagement, including strategies for building user-led implementation councils, improving accessibility, strengthening outreach and trust, and developing sustainable approaches to community engagement. The collaborative is specifically designed for organizations with active implementation projects that want to create more inclusive, recovery-oriented, and person-centered systems.

The Alliance strongly encourages interested organizations, peer-run programs, behavioral health providers, and community-based initiatives to apply. Opportunities like this help advance one of the core principles of recovery-oriented systems: that people with lived experience should be partners in designing, implementing, and evaluating the services and supports that affect their lives!

Applications are due June 15, 2026, and selected participants will take part in a series of learning and coaching sessions beginning in July.

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Celia Brown was a trailblazing advocate whose impact on the peer movement in 黑料正能量 and around the world continues to be felt today. As one of 黑料正能量’s first Peer Specialists, a psychiatric survivor, educator, organizer, and leader, Celia helped shape the development of peer support services, recovery-oriented practices, peer workforce development, and rights-based approaches that continue to transform behavioral health systems. Her leadership helped elevate the voices of people with lived experience and demonstrated the power of peer support, self-determination, and meaningful community inclusion.

This award is a fitting tribute to Celia’s legacy and an exciting opportunity to support young leaders who are working to create positive change in their communities. Two awards of $2,500 will be presented annually on Celia’s birthday, August 11, to youth and young adults from 黑料正能量 State who are advancing behavioral health equity and wellness through leadership, advocacy, community engagement, and innovative projects.

We strongly encourage eligible youth and young adults to apply and help carry forward Celia’s vision of a world where lived experience, recovery, and peer leadership are recognized as powerful forces for change.

Please note that the application deadline is June 30th. We encourage interested applicants to learn more and submit their applications soon.

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This funding represents another important step toward building a statewide crisis response system that prioritizes health, compassion, and lived experience whenever possible. By expanding these pilot programs to additional communities, 黑料正能量 will be able to further demonstrate the effectiveness of peer-led, non-police responses to mental health and substance use crises while helping more localities develop the infrastructure needed to transform their crisis response systems.

These investments will not only bring lifesaving services to more 黑料正能量ers, but will also strengthen our understanding of best practices, workforce needs, training requirements, and implementation strategies that can support the eventual expansion of Daniel’s Law principles across the state. Every successful pilot helps move 黑料正能量 closer to a future where people experiencing behavioral health crises receive support from trained health responders rather than law enforcement whenever appropriate.

We look forward to continuing to work with the Daniel’s Law Coalition, state leaders, providers, peers, advocates, and impacted communities to support the ongoing growth of these programs and advance the vision of a statewide, peer-led, health-first crisis response system grounded in dignity, recovery, and community support.

Contact: 

Stanley Martin, Daniel鈥檚 Law Coalition
585.210.2278

Erin Gaffney, NY Lawyers for the Public Interest
212.780.0200

Luke Sikinyi, Alliance for Rights and Recovery
518.703.0264

Daniel鈥檚 Law Coalition Applauds Continued Funding for Crisis Response Pilot Program in 2027 State Budget; Criticizes Omission of Critical Technical Assistance Center Funding

Albany, NY, June 9, 2026 鈥� The Daniel鈥檚 Law Coalition praises 黑料正能量 State leaders for continuing to invest in peer-led, non-police crisis response programs in the 2027 State Budget, while expressing dismay at the failure to fund a critical statewide technical assistance center necessary for long-term implementation.

The Coalition thanks the family of Daniel Prude (for whom Daniel鈥檚 Law is named), Senator Samra Brouk, Assemblymember Harry Bronson, the Daniel鈥檚 Law Task Force, and the many directly impacted community advocates who have pushed for six years to advance Daniel鈥檚 Law and secure funding.

The 2027 budget allocates $8 million to support and expand Daniel鈥檚 Law pilot programs, a key recommendation of the Task Force, centered on peer-led, non-police responses for 黑料正能量ers experiencing mental health or substance use crises. This continued investment helps to build the infrastructure necessary to pass Daniel鈥檚 Law and bring compassionate, health-led response systems to every corner of the state. 

However, the coalition criticizes the budget鈥檚 omission of additional funding for the Behavioral Health Crisis Technical Assistance Center (BHTAC). The center is critical in helping localities move towards non-police crisis response systems by providing training, implementation support, best-practice development, and coordination across pilot sites.

The Daniel鈥檚 Law Coalition will continue to fight for the full funding and passage of Daniel鈥檚 Law to ensure that individuals experiencing mental health or substance use crises receive a peer-led health response, grounded in care and compassion.

Senator Samra Brouk and Assemblymember Bronson, co-sponsors of Daniel鈥檚 Law, responded to the inclusion of funding in the 黑料正能量 State Budget to support Daniel鈥檚 Law pilot programs:

Senator Samra Brouk (SD-55): 鈥淟ast year, we made history by securing $8 million in the state budget for the first phase of Daniel鈥檚 Law implementation in 黑料正能量 State. Now, the legislature is continuing its investment by allocating $8 million in the FY27 budget to help reimagine our statewide crisis response system. As we continue to phase in Daniel鈥檚 Law pilot programs in accordance with the recommendations of the Daniel鈥檚 Law Task Force, I remain committed to honoring Daniel Prude, his family, and the advocacy of the Daniel鈥檚 Law Coalition by fighting for the passage of Daniel鈥檚 Law to center peer-led, compassionate responses to individuals experiencing a mental health or substance use crisis.鈥�

Assemblymember Harry Bronson (AD-138): 鈥淔unding for the Daniel鈥檚 Law Pilot program in the FY27 state budget demonstrates a continued commitment to investing in crisis response models that prioritize compassionate care performed by peer counselors with lived experience.  These pilot programs are a critical step towards the full implementation of Daniel鈥檚 Law, which I sponsor in the Assembly, and the adoption of a statewide crisis response model, available in all NY counties, that is based around dignity, compassion and care, over force and control. I thank my colleague, Senator Samra Brouk, my legislative partners, and the Daniel鈥檚 Law Coalition for their tireless efforts to ensure we never forget Daniel Prude鈥檚 name. We will honor his life by making it possible for every 黑料正能量er who is experiencing a mental health or substance use crisis to have access to the community-led response that saves and protects lives.鈥�

About the Daniel鈥檚 Law Coalition

The statewide  Daniel鈥檚 Law Coalition seeks to pass legislation in 黑料正能量 State that would end our over-reliance on police as first responders to mental health and substance use crises.鈥� Daniel鈥檚 Law鈥� aims to provide better support and resources for individuals experiencing mental health crises by designating community-based teams as the first responders to mental health or substance use crises. These first responders will include peers 鈥� those with lived experience with mental health and/or alcohol or substance use disorders 鈥� in addition to emergency medical technicians. Daniel鈥檚 Law would also create a statewide council of peers and other mental health experts to develop trainings and rules for all crisis calls, and provide resources for mental health emergencies. These rules and trainings would be fully integrated into existing 988 and other emergency dispatch services.

Members of the Coalition include:

• Alliance for Rights and Recovery
• City-Wide Tenant Union of Rochester
• Community Access
• Correct Crisis Intervention Today 鈥� NYC (CCIT-NYC)
• East Flatbush Village, Inc.
• Fountain House
• Free The People – Rochester
• Elders & Allies to Free The People – Rochester
• Friends of Recovery – 黑料正能量
• Justice for Eudes Pierre Coalition
• Long Island Council of Churches, Public Issues Committee
• Long Island United to Transform Policing and Community Safety
• National Alliance on Mental Illness of 黑料正能量 City, Inc. (NAMI-NYC)
• National Alliance on Mental Illness of 黑料正能量 State (NAMI-NYS)
• National Alliance on Mental Illness – Queens/Nassau
• 黑料正能量 Civil Liberties Union
• 黑料正能量 Lawyers for the Public Interest
• Partnership for the Public Good听听
• Rochester Alliance of Communities Transforming Society
• Showing Up for Racial Justice – NYC
• Supportive Housing Network of 黑料正能量 (SHNNY)
• Unitarian Universalist Congregation at Shelter Rock, Social Justice Committee
• VOICE Buffalo
• Voices Of Community Activists And Leaders – NY (VOCAL-NY)

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The Alliance for Rights and Recovery is proud to support efforts that elevate the voices, leadership, and expertise of people with lived experience. This conference highlights the growing impact of the Justice Peer workforce and the critical role directly impacted individuals play in shaping policy, transforming systems, advancing recovery, and creating more effective responses to mental health, substance use, and criminal legal system challenges.

As peer support and lived expertise continue to gain recognition across 黑料正能量 and the nation, opportunities like this provide an important space to learn, connect, and strengthen a movement grounded in recovery, healing, community leadership, and justice.

We encourage peers, advocates, providers, policymakers, and community members to register today and join this powerful gathering focused on advancing lived expertise as a force for systems change! See below for more, including link to register and a message from JPI!听

Register Here:

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This year鈥檚 program will feature presentations from nearly 100 experts and leaders while celebrating the values that unite our movement: hope, healing, rights, recovery, and belonging. We have a long history of introducing inspiring cutting-edge speakers, new friends, allies and partners and new ways of thinking and, along the way, stirring that sense of commitment and determination that is at the heart of our lives and our work. And these have never been more needed than right now!

This year brings a very special opportunity as we move our conference to Albany, placing attendees in closer proximity to state policymakers and advocacy action at the Capitol while also allowing participants to experience the comfort, accessibility, and welcoming environment of the Albany Marriott.

Early Bird pricing is available June 3鈥�30 and represents the lowest rates that will be offered this year!

While conference rates have increased this year to reflect rising venue, food, technology, and operational costs, we have worked diligently to keep registration as affordable as possible while maintaining the quality and accessibility of the conference. Early Bird registration offers the best value, and our popular “Buy 5, Get 1 Free” option continues to help organizations support staff participation at a reduced cost.

Please note that conference registration and hotel reservations are separate. For non-member conference registration, use the link below and click “continue as guest.”

Attendees requiring overnight accommodations can reserve their hotel room at the Albany Marriott . 

Scholarship applications听are also open through June 15.听
Apply Today: 听

Register today and be part of the conversations, connections, and collective action!

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The Alliance for Rights and Recovery is proud to support efforts that elevate the voices, leadership, and expertise of people with lived experience. This conference highlights the growing impact of the Justice Peer workforce and the critical role directly impacted individuals play in shaping policy, transforming systems, advancing recovery, and creating more effective responses to mental health, substance use, and criminal legal system challenges.

As peer support and lived expertise continue to gain recognition across 黑料正能量 and the nation, opportunities like this provide an important space to learn, connect, and strengthen a movement grounded in recovery, healing, community leadership, and justice.

We encourage peers, advocates, providers, policymakers, and community members to register today and join this powerful gathering focused on advancing lived expertise as a force for systems change! See below for more, including link to register and a message from JPI!听

Register Here:

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As these discussions move forward, the Alliance will continue working with national partners, people with lived experience, advocates, providers, and families to better understand the potential impact of proposed funding changes and identify opportunities to protect and strengthen critical services.

We remain actively engaged in federal policy advocacy, including efforts to preserve and expand funding for mental health and substance use services, peer support programs, recovery supports, housing initiatives, crisis services, prevention efforts, and other community-based supports that help people recover and thrive. We are particularly focused on ensuring federal investments prioritize voluntary, recovery-oriented, community-based services rather than more restrictive and institutional approaches.

The Alliance will continue monitoring congressional activity and will provide members with opportunities to engage in advocacy around federal funding decisions in the months ahead. This work builds upon our recent Congressional briefing in Washington, D.C., organized with the POWER Coalition and national partners, which highlighted the need for stronger rights protections, increased investment in voluntary mental health and substance use services, peer support, housing, crisis alternatives, and recovery-oriented systems. The briefing also emphasized the importance of ensuring federal policy is informed by lived experience, evidence, and community needs.

As Congress develops next year’s spending bills, we will continue working alongside national organizations and coalitions to gather information, educate policymakers, and advocate for federal investments that protect rights, expand access to services, strengthen recovery supports, and improve outcomes for people with mental health and substance use challenges.

HHS Funding Fight Kicks Off
By Kelly Hooper and Sophie Gardner | Politico | June 5, 2026

MARKUP MADNESS BEGINS 鈥� House lawmakers are scheduled to mark up  this morning that  for the Department of Health and Human Services 鈥� billions less than President Donald Trump requested, but still far below funding levels Democrats would like to see.

Trump鈥檚 budget plan  for 2027, but GOP appropriators have proposed a more modest cut that would set funding for the nation鈥檚 health agencies at $110.8 billion. That compares with the $116.6 billion  for the fiscal 2026 discretionary budget.

Why it matters: Today鈥檚 markup at the House Appropriations Health Subcommittee will be the first of several meetings on the budget bill where Democrats and Republicans are expected to spar over the legislation鈥檚 funding levels and provisions.

The House bill would give a $100 million boost to the National Institutes of Health, which provides funds that universities rely on for health research. Boosting funds for the agency has been largely bipartisan in Congress as both parties hope to see funds for biomedical research sent to their states. Trump has proposed shaving $5 billion off the NIH.

鈥淭his bill balances the need for responsible fiscal stewardship, while maintaining key investments in biomedical research, America鈥檚 schools, and core public health,鈥� said Rep. Robert Aderholt (R-Ala.), who chairs the subcommittee that funds HHS, in a news release.

But funding cuts and certain provisions in the bill have already riled up Democratic appropriators. Democrats on the Appropriations Committee released a memo Thursday contending that the proposal would , hurt women鈥檚 health and abandon ongoing health crises.

Democrats specifically take issue with a $2 billion cut to funding for operating the Affordable Care Act marketplace, the elimination of funding for the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality and reduced funding for the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, which could impact HIV/AIDS prevention and treatment.

鈥淎s American families struggle to keep up with rapidly rising costs, the Republican plan would make matters worse,鈥� said Appropriations ranking member Rosa DeLauro (D-Conn.) in a news release. 鈥淓verything from childcare to healthcare has gotten more expensive, and the Republicans鈥� 2027 Labor, Health and Human Services, and Education funding bill would gut programs that families depend on to make ends meet.鈥�

Key context: The fight over funding will play out ahead of the November midterm elections, as both parties point the finger at each other for fueling a health-affordability crisis. Republicans are carving out a message on GOP efforts to reduce fraud, waste and abuse in government health programs as a way to protect taxpayer dollars. Democrats, meanwhile, are messaging on Republican-led cuts and the lapse of enhanced Obamacare subsidies as key drivers of making health care less affordable for Americans.

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Recent guidance from the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) outlines how states will be expected to implement new work, education, volunteer, and community engagement requirements for certain Medicaid recipients beginning in 2027. While the guidance includes important exemptions for many individuals with serious mental health challenges, substance use conditions, disabilities, chronic illnesses, and other significant health needs, we remain concerned that administrative barriers, reporting requirements, and more frequent eligibility checks could still result in eligible individuals losing healthcare coverage.

The Alliance continues to carefully analyze federal guidance and work with state and local leaders to better understand how these requirements will be implemented in 黑料正能量. We will continue advocating with the Department of Health, Office of Mental Health, local governments, and other partners to ensure that every possible step is taken to help people maintain access to health insurance and the services that coverage makes possible, including mental health support, substance use treatment, crisis services, recovery supports, and other essential healthcare services.

We also believe that investments in benefits navigators, peer support services, community health workers, supported employment programs, educational opportunities, and community-based assistance will be essential to helping people successfully navigate these changes while pursuing their own personal goals for recovery, employment, education, and community participation.

The Alliance will continue monitoring implementation efforts at the federal, state, and local levels and will keep our members informed as additional guidance and implementation plans become available.

City Proposes $3M to Hire Insurance Navigators Ahead of Federal Medicaid Changes
By Amanda D鈥橝mbrosio | 颁谤补颈苍鈥檚 Healthcare | June 5, 2026

Ahead of federal work requirements that threaten to reduce Medicaid access for at least 500,000 黑料正能量ers, city officials are proposing $3 million to hire community health workers to help individuals stay enrolled.

The new funds, included in the mayor鈥檚 executive budget for the Department of Health and Mental Hygiene, will support 46 community health worker positions, the agency said. The workers will help 黑料正能量ers access benefits, enroll in health insurance and connect to low-cost or no-cost medical care, according to officials.

City Health Commissioner Alister Martin is set to testify about the new funding at a City Council budget hearing on Friday.

鈥淭hese are critical services that connect 黑料正能量ers to programs that most of our city relies on,鈥� according to an excerpt from Martin鈥檚 budget testimony shared with 颁谤补颈苍鈥檚. He added that the Health Department is 鈥渄etermined to intervene and keep as many 黑料正能量ers insured as possible.鈥�

The city is shoring up its community health workforce ahead of large-scale changes to Medicaid and the Essential Plan, a no-cost health insurance program for low-income individuals who do not qualify for Medicaid. The changes, included in President Donald Trump鈥檚 sweeping domestic policy legislation, H.R. 1, reduce federal funding for the Essential Plan and implement new Medicaid eligibility requirements that threaten to strip coverage from thousands.

The Health Department estimates that approximately 233,000 city residents will lose access to the Essential Plan starting July 1. The state must also implement new work requirements and recertification protocols for Medicaid starting January 1, which could jeopardize coverage for at least 500,000 residents, Martin .

The Department of Health and Mental Hygiene does not have the power to regulate public insurance programs, which is largely up to the state. But the agency has attempted to use its platform to educate 黑料正能量ers about the upcoming changes and connect individuals with navigation services.

The Board of Health, the agency鈥檚 rulemaking body, last month  condemning federal cuts to public insurance programs and urging state and city officials to take steps to preserve coverage.

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This year鈥檚 program will feature presentations from nearly 100 experts and leaders while celebrating the values that unite our movement: hope, healing, rights, recovery, and belonging. We have a long history of introducing inspiring cutting-edge speakers, new friends, allies and partners and new ways of thinking and, along the way, stirring that sense of commitment and determination that is at the heart of our lives and our work. And these have never been more needed than right now!

This year brings a very special opportunity as we move our conference to Albany, placing attendees in closer proximity to state policymakers and advocacy action at the Capitol while also allowing participants to experience the comfort, accessibility, and welcoming environment of the Albany Marriott.

Early Bird pricing is available June 3鈥�30 and represents the lowest rates that will be offered this year!

While conference rates have increased this year to reflect rising venue, food, technology, and operational costs, we have worked diligently to keep registration as affordable as possible while maintaining the quality and accessibility of the conference. Early Bird registration offers the best value, and our popular “Buy 5, Get 1 Free” option continues to help organizations support staff participation at a reduced cost.

Please note that conference registration and hotel reservations are separate. For non-member conference registration, use the link below and click “continue as guest.”

Attendees requiring overnight accommodations can听reserve their hotel room at the Albany Marriott .听

Scholarship applications are also open through June 15. 
Apply Today:  

Register today and be part of the conversations, connections, and collective action!

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